Kamalanath Samarakoon (1970)

Educational and Professional Qualifications

Year	Institute	Academic and Professional Qualifications	References
1974	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	Grade 5 scholarship
1979	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	GCE(OL) Intermediate
1982	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	GCE(A/L) New Sylabus
1983	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	GCE(A/L) New Sylabus
1991	Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya	BSc.Eng(Hon)
1996	Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand	M.Eng.(AIT)
1997	Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)	Fellow, FIE(SL), C.Eng (SL)
1997	Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK(IEE)	MIEE(UK), C.Eng (UK)
1999	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Senior Member SMIEEE(USA)
2000	Cardiff University, UK	Ph.D

Personal Achievements

Year	Institute	Achievement	References
1983	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	1st Place of Oratory Contest held by Kandy Buddhist Association
1984	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	Dhammapada Open Prize, Annual Prize Giving 1983
1984	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	All Island Runners-up of General Knowledge contest organized by the National Milk Board and Broadcasted by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
1985	Dharmaraja College, Kandy	Special Prize for General Knowledge Team for becoming all island runners-up, Annual Prize Giving
1987	District Sports Quiz Team, Kandy	National Champions of contest organized by the Sports Ministry and Telecasted by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
1991	University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka	National Champions of Dulux Engineering Knowledge Contest organized by CICC Colombo and Telecasted by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2000	Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)	Wimalasurendra Award by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka
2005	Ministry of Science and Technology	National Science and Technology Award
2013	University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka	Best Postgraduate Research in Engineering

Representation in College Teams

Year	Team	Position	References
1983	Debating Team, Sinhala, Senior	Vice Captain
1983	General Knowledge, Senior	Vice Captain
1983	Senior Prefect Board	Deputy Head Prefect

Biography

I was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 1964.

I studied at Dharmaraja College, Kandy, from 1970 to 1983. I was the Deputy Head Prefect and Vice Captain of the General Knowledge and Debating Team in 1983. I won 1st place in the Oratory Championship held by the Kandy Buddhist Association. I was a member of the General Knowledge team that won the Championship organised by the YMBA, Kandy, in 1982 and 1983, and was the Runner-up of the inter-school National General Knowledge Championship organised by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and the National Milk Board in 1983. I received, Sir. D.B. Jayathilake Memorial Dhammapada Special Price and a Special Prize for the General Knowledge Team from President J.R. Jayawardene and Minister of Education Mr. Samraweeera Weerawanni in 1983 and 1984, respectively. As a member of the debating team of the college, I participated in the "Tharuna Sithuvili" youth programme conducted by Dr E.W. Adhikaram and Minister of Education Mr Samaraweera Weerawanni and organised by the SLBC. In addition, I have participated in several friendly debating contests with the schools in Kandy, such as Mahamaya, High School, Pushpadana, Walala Central, etc.

In 1985 and 1986, I was a Kandy District Sports Quiz team member for the National Sports Quiz contest organised by the Sri Lanka Television (Rupavahini) Corporation (SLRC). In 1987, I captained the team and won the national championship.

I entered the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, in 1985. I received a B.Sc. in electrical and electronic engineering degree from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1991.

While I was a student of the faculty of engineering, I was the captain of a two-member team in the "Dulux" Inter-University Engineering and General Knowledge contest organised by the Sri Lanka Television (Rupavahini) Corporation (SLRC) and won the national championship in 1991.

I joined the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the public power utility of Sri Lanka, in 1992 as an Electrical Engineer and worked for 15 years in the areas of hydropower plant rehabilitation, maintenance, instrumentation, and control and as a Chief Engineer (Computer application and IT).

While working at CEB, I obtained an M.Eng. in computer science from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in 1996 with an Excellent Pass.

In 1999, I received the Award for Excellent Achievement, awarded to the best participant in the Client Server System Development COURSE conducted by the Centre for International Corporation for Computerisation (CICC) in Japan. For the research and development done in the CEB, I was awarded the Wimalasurendra Award from the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka in 2000, and the National Science and Technology Award by the President of Sri Lanka in 2006.

In 2007, I joined the Department of Computer Engineering, University of Peradeniya, as a Senior Lecturer. From 2009 to 2012, I worked as a Research Assistant on study leave and obtained a PhD from Cardiff University, U.K. in 2012. In 2013, my PhD received the best undergraduate engineering research conducted between 2009 and 2012, awarded by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka.

I am a Chartered Engineer in Sri Lanka and the U.K., a Member of the IESL, IET, and a senior member of IEEE.

My research interests are Computer Interfacing, Instrumentation & Industrial Control, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Computer Applications in Power System Automation and Control, Image Processing, Embedded Systems and IoT and Parallel Programming. I have published more than 30 papers in journals and conferences, and am a reviewer of leading national and international journals.

I have been a member of the committees on evaluating degree programmes in Sri Lanka and a member of the committee for evaluating the National Engineering Research Centre (NERD) in 2013.

I am the founder president of the IEEE Central Region Subsection and a Charter member of a Lions Club and a Toastmasters Club of Kandy.

I have been doing many social activities and an officer and active member in many societies, including professional organisations such as IESL, IET, IEEE, Old Boys’ Associations of Dharmaraja College and the College Archives Foundation, Alumni Association of the Engineering Faculty, PEFAA.

Authorized Editors

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